Batman Begins (2005) Identify any codes and conventions:
Firstly, At the start of Batman Begins it is timed back to when Bruce was little kid. It explains how Bruce's parents got murdered and how Bruce became Batman and why he did. Also it shows how Bruce has a fear of Bats. This is a typical back story of a superhero film as now Bruce wants to get revenge on who killed his parents, also the audience want to no why he wants to get revenge and how he became the superhero in these films and in Batman begins they tell the audience why Bruce is doing this.
Secondly, In typical Superhero films there is always a Villain, here in batman begins there is two villians who are Ra's al Ghul and Scarecrow. These villains have similar abilities than Batman which means they could possibly beat Batman. In typical superhero films the Villain/s should always have a chance of beating the hero, this will make the audience feel tension and excitement as they don't no who will win the fight. At the start of the film Ra's al Ghul helps Bruce to train to be batman and how to fight. This shows they have both got the same ability as Ra's al Ghul taught Bruce, then as the film goes on he turns on Batman and becomes a villian and wants to defeat him.
Thirdly, In a typical superhero film there are helpers who help the hero defeat the villains and in Batman Begins there are two helpers who are Alfred and Lucius Fox. These help Batman throughout all of the film. They give Bruce advice what to do when he fights the villains when he is batman and also Lucius gave him a big tank what could shoot and go at speed. In Propp's Character types these two would be the Donor and helper, this shows the audience that it is a superhero film and any typical superhero films has these donor and helper to help the hero.
Fourthly, in Batman begins the princess is Rachael Dawes. Rachael and Bruce have been friends since childhood and Bruce is in love with her. In this film the Villains try to attack and threaten Rachael to get back at Bruce, when Rachael is going to be attacked Batman always comes and saves her from the Villains. This is very common to happen in superhero films and this lets the audience no it is a typical superhero film.
Fifthly, in most Superhero films the setting is a famous well known city. In batman begins the setting is based in NewYork city. This shows the audience that is also a typical superhero film as it is set into a famous big city.
Lastly, the superhero is Batman. The audience will no this by the costume what Batman wears. He wears a cape, this is a very common costume for the heroes in superhero films. Also in most superhero films they don't show who they are they keep it as a secret, this means they will have a mask so they hide all of there identification. They do this because when they go back as being a human they want to live and normal human life, also its incase the villain starts to attack them when there human. This means they will be unable to defeat the villain and they will get defeated.
